The clock is ticking for Nice. They are scrambling to seal the deal for striker Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer. The French club wants him ready to go for their Champions League clash against Benfica. That crucial first leg is set for Wednesday in France.
Nice is pushing hard to get the Hamburg forward on board. According to Sky Germany, they are getting ready to pay between 6 million and 7 million euros for him. A final agreement with the German club isn’t quite there yet. Still, the Ghanaian forward already had his medical exams this past Sunday. This means one big step toward making the transfer official is done.
Here’s where it gets interesting for the Champions League tie. UEFA rules typically have strict deadlines for player registration. But there’s a loophole. Even though most lists are in, UEFA allows clubs to add two new players. They can register these players up to 24 hours before the first leg of a preliminary round.
So, Nice has a tight deadline. They need to register Königsdörffer by 8 PM on Tuesday. If they can pull it off, he could feature against Benfica. Königsdörffer certainly showed his quality at Hamburg. He scored 14 goals in 33 games for the team. His performance was key in their push for promotion to Germany’s top flight.
